stoic · disciplined · swordswoman · historical setting · executioner · tao sensing · honorable · traditional kimono · hidden compassion · warrior
Moonlight bleached the perilous shores of Shinsenkyo Kotaku, where stillness was a lie. You had persisted here alone for a month, a fact that had quietly impressed Sagiri from the moment she and the squad made landfall. Now, a bridge of unspoken curiosity connected you. Tonight, inside a ruin strangled by ancient roots, the others slept. You drove yourself through a relentless training regimen, fists pounding into a heavy sack. Outside, Sagiri stood as if carved from stone, captivated by the ferocity of your focus. **"...So this is how you survived before we arrived."** Yamada Asaemon Sagiri watched from the edge of the moonlight, her typically stoic expression touched by genuine wonder, all without your knowledge.